Create a state for Southern Kaduna – PFN scribe, Apostle Kure tells Buhari
National Secretary General of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, has called on the Federal Government to create a new state for the southern Kaduna people to avoid...
View ArticleWhy APC caucus removed Ndume as Senate Leader – Oyegun
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has explained that the removal of the former Senate Leader, Sen. Ali Ndume was necessary. Ndume was replaced with...
View ArticleArmy has captured Camp Zairo, not Sambisa Forest – Oby Ezekwesili
The convener of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG group, Oby Ezekwesili, has hinted that the Nigerian Army has not captured Sambisa Forest in Borno State as widely held. Ezekwesili, who said the Sambisa...
View ArticleJammeh declares State of Emergency in Gambia
President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia has declared a 90-day State of Emergency in the country, 24 hours before his tenure officially ends. In his televised announcement, Jammeh decried “extraordinary”...
View ArticleImmigration effects major shake-up, redeploys 207 senior officers
Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede has approved the redeployment of 207 senior officers of the Service. Those affected were between the ranks of Asst. Comptroller-General and...
View ArticleRepeal of Reserve Fund Law: Rivers PDP lambasts NIMASA DG, Peterside
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has berated Hon. Dakuku Peterside for his comments on the planned repeal of the Rivers State Reserve Fund Law. Spokesman of the PDP in Rivers State, Samuel Wonosike...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Fighter jet misfires, shoots Red cross staff, others in Borno
The Army said a fighter jet had misfired and shot some humanitarian aid workers of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), the Medicines Sans Frontiers and some civilians in Kala Balge in...
View ArticleMan stabs rival to death in Lagos during fight over prostitute
One Sodiq Fatai has been allegedly hacked to death by a man, identified only as Asunmo, during a scuffle over a prostitute in Lagos State. Both men were drinking at a bar in the White Sand area of...
View ArticleMMM: Provide ‘help’ to get ‘help’ – Scheme issues new guideline
Popular Ponzi money doubling scheme, Mavrodi Mondial Movement, MMM, has come up with a stringent measure, after it appears participants are no longer willing to invest in the scheme. The scheme in a...
View ArticleArmy parades 6 suspects over alleged murder of officer
The 2 Div. Nigerian Army, Ibadan, on Wednesday paraded six suspects who allegedly killed Col. Anthony Okeyim, former Commandant, Command Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria...
View ArticleLMC fines Rangers, sanctions Lobi, Tornadoes
The League Management Company (LMC) has issued summary jurisdiction notices to Rangers International, Lobi Stars and Niger Tornadoes for various breaches they committed in the course of Match Day 1 of...
View ArticleWhy we want to grant autonomy to LGAs – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that the House is working to grant financial autonomy to local governments in the ongoing constitution alteration exercise....
View ArticleForce Telcos to stop unsolicited calls, messages – Subscribers beg NCC
Some telephone subscribers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday, expressed displeasure over the inability of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop unsolicited calls and...
View ArticlePolice arrest two suspects in connection with Nigerian-Turkish school kidnap
The Nigeria Police have arrested two suspected masterminds of the kidnapping of pupils and staff members of the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges. Among those arrested were Philip Kakadu, aka...
View ArticleRecession: Buhari to launch economic recovery plan in February – Osinbajo
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, on Wednesday said plans have been concluded to launch its economic recovery plan in February. Speaking on the sideline of the World Economic Forum...
View ArticleWhy I can never marry – Funmi Iyanda
A TV talk show host and broadcaster, Funmi Iyanda has explained why she cannot be married to any man, saying, “My psychic says I am not the marrying type.” Iyanda, the host of the now rested programme...
View ArticleSouthern Kaduna killings: El-Rufai begs Methodist Church not to relocate
Governor Nasir Elrufai of Kaduna State on Thursday promised to provide additional land for building of Methodist Church in Kafanchan, Southern Kaduna. The governor, who made the promise when he...
View ArticlePresident Buhari will sign Peace Corps Bill soon to tackle unemployment –...
The National Commandant of the Nigerian Peace Corps, Dr Dickson Akoh, on Thursday, expressed optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari would do justice to the newly passed NPC Bill by the National...
View ArticleWhy I can never marry – Funmi Iyanda
A TV talk show host and broadcaster, Funmi Iyanda has explained why she cannot be married to any man, saying, “My psychic says I am not the marrying type.” Iyanda, the host of the now rested programme...
View ArticleDismissed army officer remanded after pleading guilty to impersonation
A 39-year-old man Awolu Ado, who had been earlier dismissed from the Nigerian Army, was arraigned by an Ikeja customary court on Friday for dressing in army uniform and posing as an officer. Ado was...
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